Pope: Africa Trip Planted New Seeds of Hope
By Carol Glatz – Having gone to Africa as a pilgrim of peace and hope, Pope Francis said he hoped the seeds planted there by his visit would bear abundant fruit for everyone. Following in...
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Priests Must have Financial Security, Congress Told
No bishops’ conference in southern Africa has set up policies for the financial and other support of clergy, according to a priest of Eswatini. “At best, we have seen pious statements not supported by...
Two Great Friends: Hurley, Kearney ‘Reunited’
Archbishop Denis Hurley and his late friend and biographer Paddy Kearney are united again at a Dominican priory in England. A new bench was dedicated to Mr Kearney beneath an oak dedicated to the...
St Benedict’s Preprimary 100-Year-Olds!
The children of St Benedict School’s preprimary in Pinetown, Durban archdiocese, marked their 100th day at school by dressing up as 100-year-old people, counting out 100 cereal rings to thread and make a necklace,...
New Priest and Deacon for Mariannhill!
Bishop Pius Mlungisi Dlungwane of Mariannhill ordained Fr Sibongakonke Gcwaba (left) and Deacon Mlindo Brian Nzama (third left) in St Joseph’s cathedral. With them is (right) Fr Paul Manci, administrator of the cathedral. (Photo...
New Chapel at OR Tambo Airport Blessed
Bishop Duncan Tsoke, auxillary of Johannesburg, blessed a new chapel at OR Tambo International Airport in the presence of religious leaders of different denominations. The new interdenominational chapel, at basement level in Terminal A...
Puerto Rican Bishops Call for Peace after Governor’s Resignation
By Junno Arocho Esteves – In the wake of the historic resignation of Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossello, the people of the Caribbean island must continue to maintain their unity to overcome the social ills...
Packed Schedule for Visiting Benedictine Meditation Priest
On his visit to South Africa from September 5-16, Fr Laurence Freeman will present ten seminars and other events in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. The director and spiritual leader of the World Community...
6 New Redemptorists Welcomed in SA!
The Redemptorists recently welcomed confrères from Nigeria to become part of the community life and mission of the congregation in South Africa. Of the six new missionaries, some will work in parishes in Cape...
Fake Priest: The Full Story
How a fake ‘priest conned the local Church… A Durban parish is traumatised after a man who passed himself off as a Catholic priest in three South African dioceses was discovered to be a...
Sister Margaret von Ohr Rest In Peace
Precious Blood Sister Margaret von Ohr died on June 24 at the convent in Mariannhill at the age of 89. She was born on January 13, 1930, to Caspar and Helene von Ohr in...
Soweto Schools Prepare for 100th Anniversary
The centenary celebrations of Soweto’s Immaculata Secondary School and Lourdes Primary School will be launched at an opening Mass at the iconic Regina Mundi church in Moroka. The Mass on August 24 at 10:00...
